VAN ALSTYNE, Texas — A veteran Van Alstyne Police Department detective is fighting for his life today in Oklahoma and his fellow officers are doing everything they can to help him fund that fight.
Earlier this year Dale Ingram, a 45-year police veteran, was diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, a brain tumor that doctors determined to be inoperable due to its location and the risks involved in removing it.
The Van Alstyne Police Association says that another option is proton therapy, a radiation treatment where tightly focused proton beams target and destroy brain tumor cells. However, Ingram's family says proton therapy was denied by his insurance.
Despite that denial, this week, 65-year-old Ingram began treatment at the Oklahoma Proton Center in Oklahoma City and the Van Alstyne Police Association is collecting donations to pay for that continued therapy. Ingram and his family hope the treatment will give him the best chance at a higher quality of life with as much longevity as possible.
"Please help us," the police association wrote on its website. "Help someone who has given so much of his life to serving others. He's got much more still to do in this life."
If you would like to donate, you can find more information here. The Van Alstyne Police Association has also set up a PayPal account to collect donations.
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